Daryl Thomas
![]() Darryl Thomas | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois,U.S. | May 25, 1965
Died | March 28, 2018 | (aged 52)
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Joseph(Westchester, Illinois) |
College | Indiana(1983–1987) |
NBA draft | 1987:4th round, 120th overall pick |
Selected by theSacramento Kings | |
Position | Power forward/center |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1987–1989 | Hemel & Watford Royals |
1992 | Fargo-Moorhead Fever |
1992–1993 | La Crosse Catbirds |
As coach: | |
2015–2018 | Montini Catholic HS |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Daryl Thomas(May 25, 1965 – March 28, 2018) was an American basketball player and coach fromChicago, Illinois.
High school career
[edit]Thomas, a 6'7 "forward,played high school basketball at Chicago-areaSt. Joseph High SchoolinWestchester, Illinois,the same school thatIsiah Thomas(no relation) had attended. He was both aMcDonald'sandParade All-Americanin 1983.[1]
College career
[edit]Thomas was a starter forIndiana Universityunder coachBobby Knightfrom 1983 to 1987 scoring 1,095 points. Thomas was co-captain of theIndiana Hoosiers men's basketballteam that won the1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.Thomas scored 20 points and notably made the pass toKeith Smart,whose buzzer-beating shot gave the Hoosiers a one-point victory over Syracuse. Knight called Thomas' decision to pass the ball to Smart, who had a better shot, "the greatest single play I ever had a kid make."[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]TheSacramento Kingsselected Thomas as the 120th pick in the1987 NBA draft.He did not make the team and instead played professionally for 13 seasons in the UK, Poland and Dominican Republic.[citation needed]He also played one season in theContinental Basketball Association(CBA), splitting time with theFargo-Moorhead FeverandLa Crosse Catbirdsin the 1992–93 CBA season.[3]
Coaching career and death
[edit]In later years Thomas was a basketball coach atMontini Catholic High Schoolnear Chicago. Thomas died of a heart attack on March 28, 2018.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Daryl Thomas has a special place in IU basketball history".March 29, 2018.RetrievedApril 3,2018.
- ^"Daryl Thomas, of Indiana University's 1987 title team, dies".March 29, 2018.RetrievedApril 3,2018.
- ^1993–94 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 346.
- ^"Daryl Thomas, Montini coach who starred at St. Joe's and Indiana, dies at 52".March 28, 2018.RetrievedApril 3,2018.
- 1965 births
- 2018 deaths
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Chicago
- Centers (basketball)
- Fargo-Moorhead Fever players
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
- La Crosse Catbirds players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Power forwards